useful in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for useful in the English»French Dictionary

useful [Brit ˈjuːsfʊl, ˈjuːsf(ə)l, Am ˈjusfəl] ADJ

1. useful (helpful):

useful object, information, book, work, contact

utile

useful discussion, meeting

utile, profitable

useful for doing

utile pour faire

to be useful to sb

être utile à qn

it is useful to do

il est utile de faire

to make oneself useful

se rendre utile

2. useful (competent) inf:

useful footballer, cook etc

bon/bonne

to be useful with a gun/paintbrush

savoir se servir d'un fusil/d'un pinceau, savoir manier un fusil/un pinceau

to be useful at cooking/football

savoir cuisiner/jouer au football

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educationally worthless, useful

pédagogiquement

immensely complicated, popular, useful

extrêmement, infiniment

a useful expenditure of time

du temps bien employé

specially interesting, kind, useful

particulièrement

Translations for useful in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

animal utile

useful animal

précieux (précieuse) information

very useful

utile objet, produit, renseignement

useful

se rendre utile

to make oneself useful

cela pourrait éventuellement servir

that might be useful

la statue sert de repère

the statue is a useful landmark

useful in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for useful in the English»French Dictionary

useful ADJ

useful

utile

to be useful to sb/sth

être utile à qn/qc

to be useful with sth inf

savoir se servir de qc

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a useful feature of the new software/model

une caractéristique utile du nouveau logiciel/modèle

to come in handy/useful

être utile

to have useful connections

avoir des relations

to make oneself useful/look ridiculous

se rendre utile/ridicule

Translations for useful in the French»English Dictionary

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utilitaire calculs

useful

conseiller utilement qn

to give sb some useful advice

utile

useful

aider personne, conseil

to be useful

servir voiture, outil, conseil, explication

to be useful

useful Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come in handy/useful

être utile

a useful feature of the new software/model

une caractéristique utile du nouveau logiciel/modèle

to make oneself useful/look ridiculous

se rendre utile/ridicule

to be useful to sb/sth

être utile à qn/qc

to be useful with sth inf

savoir se servir de qc

to have useful connections

avoir des relations

to give sb some useful advice

conseiller utilement qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The plane had high useful load 4500 kg and could fly on two engines.

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These classes aren't required for graduation, but can be useful for further study in college and in life.

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He continued to contribute useful runs, but did not score any more centuries.

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The short, rounded wings provide good initial lift and are useful for short flights, though not for extended jaunts.

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We have included 102 songs both old and new that we feel will help very much to make a better and more useful book.

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He said that they were useful for both riding and driving, and sought after by both military and commercial interests.

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In 1523, the schloss was described as having walls which were too thin to be useful for defensive purposes.

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They are useful as they are faster than car/truck in heavy traffic in the citycenters.

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The results from basic research studies are generally less immediately useful to patients with the disease.

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His business experience would still prove useful as he began to work in printing and publishing.

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